Lima Azimi

Lima Azimi, born in 1981 or 1982, is an Afghan athlete.

Azimi attracted international attention by representing her country at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics in Paris. [ [http://www.eurosport.fr/athletisme/paris/2003/le-journal-de-saint-denis_sto473829/story.shtml "Athletisme - Paris 2003"] , Eurosport, August 23, 2003] [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/world_athletics_2003/3176465.stm "Saturday's Paris diary"] , BBC, August 23, 2003] She was the first woman to represent Afghanistan at an international sports event, following the fall of the Taliban. [ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4159/is_20030824/ai_n12744881 "Life after the Taliban - 18.37sec of free running"] , "The Independent", August 24, 2003] [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F07EFDA1539F937A1575BC0A9659C8B63 "First for an Afghan Woman, and Her Time Does Not Matter"] , "New York Times", August 24, 2003] [ [http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/summer/track/2003-08-23-afghan-woman_x.htm "Afghan woman makes history"] , USA Today, August 23, 2003]

She competed in the 100 metre sprint, running "in a grey T-shirt and a pair of navy-blue tracksuit bottoms". [ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4159/is_20030824/ai_n12744881 "Life after the Taliban - 18.37sec of free running"] , "The Independent", August 24, 2003] She reportedly had no idea how to use the starting blocks, never having had the opportunity to train with them. Azimi finished last in her heat, with a time of 18.37 seconds - a national record, since she was the first Afghan to run such a race. [ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4159/is_20030824/ai_n12744881 "Life after the Taliban - 18.37sec of free running"] , "The Independent", August 24, 2003]

At the time of the 2003 world athletics championships, Azimi was a student of English language and literature at Kabul University. [ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4159/is_20030824/ai_n12744881 "Life after the Taliban - 18.37sec of free running"] , "The Independent", August 24, 2003]

She decided not to compete for a place at the 2004 Athens Olympics. [ [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,901040419-610030,00.html "A Run to The Future"] , "Time", April 11, 2004]

ee also

* Robina Muqimyar

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